Between a brief introduction and the end credits, '''Crap Hound''' edited by by [[Sean Tejaratchi]] is pure imagery. Each page is filled with high-contrast art, culled from vintage catalogs, advertising, obscure books, and found ephemera. Although widely used as an art and design resource, ''Crap Hound'' warns, "Many images in Crap Hound are copyrighted by lawsuit-friendly entities. Remember that Crap Hound is a mixture of social commentary and somewhat overindulgent graphic design. It is not a means to trample the fragile rights of huge corporations. Remember: there's no "U" in copyright infringement. Crap Hound officially urges you to obey all laws, all the time."

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'''Craphound''' is a ''Picture Book for Discussion and Activity''. Each page is filled with high-contrast line art, culled from vintage catalogs, advertising, obscure [[book]]s, and found ephemera.

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Crap Hound was first self-published in 1994, in Portland, OR, with a print run of 500. Between 2005 and 2017 it was published by [[Show & Tell Press]] run by [[Chloe Eudaly]] of [[Reading Frenzy]]. In 2010, Show & Tell published expanded new editions of the original issues, as well as new issues. While the format has remained the same, the length has increased to nearly 100 pages per issue and the current print run is 5000. In 2017, buyolympia.com took over publishing Crap Hound. In December 2017, they published "Crap Hound #9: Sex & Kitchen Gadgets" which included the originals from #2 and #3, dramatically re-edited and cleaned-up.

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Each issue explores a different subject in its imagery, past subjects have ranged from Hands, Hearts & Eyes to Clowns, Devils and Bait.

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Each issue explores one or more themes. As of October 2011 they are as follows:<br>

Craphound has found an audience with [[Zinesters|zine makers]], graphic designers and tattoo artists.

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It's found an wide, international audience with [[Zinester|zine makers]], graphic designers, crafters, and tattoo artists. It's distributed throughout the US, Canada, UK, Europe and Japan. Out-of-print issues are in high demand and run upwards of $100.

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As of fall 2011, Sean Tejaratchi has begun work on an book-length version of ''Crap Hound'' featuring "Unhappy People" for Feral House Press. buyolympia.com will continue to reprint back issues and publish new issues as they are able.

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''Crap Hound'', and the art work of Sean Tejaratchi, was featured in the exhibition ''[[The Copyist Conspiracy: An Exhibition of Zine Art]]'' in San Francisco in 2005.

[[Category:Zine]] [[Category:Zines from the U.S.A.]][[Category:Musea Zine Hall of Fame]] [[Category:Previously Featured Articles|Craphound]]

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Latest revision as of 14:46, 26 April 2018

Original Crap Hound #1 cover

Crap Hound #9 cover

Between a brief introduction and the end credits, Crap Hound edited by by Sean Tejaratchi is pure imagery. Each page is filled with high-contrast art, culled from vintage catalogs, advertising, obscure books, and found ephemera. Although widely used as an art and design resource, Crap Hound warns, "Many images in Crap Hound are copyrighted by lawsuit-friendly entities. Remember that Crap Hound is a mixture of social commentary and somewhat overindulgent graphic design. It is not a means to trample the fragile rights of huge corporations. Remember: there's no "U" in copyright infringement. Crap Hound officially urges you to obey all laws, all the time."

Crap Hound was first self-published in 1994, in Portland, OR, with a print run of 500. Between 2005 and 2017 it was published by Show & Tell Press run by Chloe Eudaly of Reading Frenzy. In 2010, Show & Tell published expanded new editions of the original issues, as well as new issues. While the format has remained the same, the length has increased to nearly 100 pages per issue and the current print run is 5000. In 2017, buyolympia.com took over publishing Crap Hound. In December 2017, they published "Crap Hound #9: Sex & Kitchen Gadgets" which included the originals from #2 and #3, dramatically re-edited and cleaned-up.

Each issue explores one or more themes. As of October 2011 they are as follows:

It's found an wide, international audience with zine makers, graphic designers, crafters, and tattoo artists. It's distributed throughout the US, Canada, UK, Europe and Japan. Out-of-print issues are in high demand and run upwards of $100.

As of fall 2011, Sean Tejaratchi has begun work on an book-length version of Crap Hound featuring "Unhappy People" for Feral House Press. buyolympia.com will continue to reprint back issues and publish new issues as they are able.